Improvement in animal-fetters



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

M. E. BURLINGAME, OF WILLETT, NEWYORK.

HviPRovEMENi IN ANIMAL-FETTERS..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35.991. dated July 29, 18W.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, M. E. BURLINGAME, of Villett, in the county of Cortland and State of New York, have invented a new and In1- proved Fastening for Fetters for Animals,and other Purposes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the acconr panying drawings, figures, and letters of refer-I ence thereon, making part of thisspecitication.

Of the said drawings,Figure l is a. front ele- Y ration. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the fastening. Y Fig. 3 is a top view, and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show parts in detail.

In the country, many horses, cattle, sheep,4 goats, &c., are temporarily placed in fields or inclosures,where it is necessary to fetter them to prevent escape, jumping, or dainage,which has heretofore been done with cnmbrous devices. In large cities nearly all the light stock-such as sheep, lambs, calves, &c.-are carted through the streets, their legs being all tied together to prevent them from rising when once down.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, convenient, and effectual fastening for fettering animals, which may readily be attached and detached,

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe the construction and operation of thesarne.

A represents a ring, hinged at B, of the proper diameter, and so shaped as not to gall or injure the leg ofthe animal, and is made to t together, as shown at F,Fig. 2,where the twol parts forni a cylinder, J.

C is a ring of the proper diameter to t the part J, and is provided with two recesses, Z1 b, as seen in Fig. 5, which fit corresponding projections, a a, on the periphery of the cylindrical part J, as shown in the sectional Fig. 2, where the ring C is shown as slipped up a short distance on the part J.

D is another ring, Fig. 6, provided with projections d d, and of outside diameter to fit and slide freely through the ring C, Fig. 5, which ring' D ts on the small cylinder' part Hof the large ring A, and is secured by the swivelbow E being fastened thereto by the screw c, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 2. The ring D is bored out on lone side, as shown in Fig. 2, `to receive a spiral spring which passes around H, one end of which spring is secured in a proper manner to the ring D, While the other is attached to the part J or H, as shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Operation: The operation will be as fol lows: The fetter being fastened, as shown in Fig. l, and the spring G being secured so as t0 keep theprojections d d on the ring D at right angles to the projections a a on the part J of the main ring A and corresponding recesses b b in the ring C, the "operator will turn the ring D in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, until the projections d d are in line with the projections a ct and recesses b b on the ring C,when the ring C is slipped up on the projections d d on the ring Da sufficient distance to allow the hinge to unclasp at I and open, as shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

To fasten the apparat-ns, the main parts of the ring A are brought together at I, and the ring C is slipped down on the projections a a and dd until the ring C is slipped from the ring D, when the latter reacts by the spring G to the position shown in Fig. l and securely locks the fetter.

y I would here remark that when the fetter is to be nnfastened all the projections and recesses are placed in line with each other, and when it is locked or fastened then the projections ou the ring D will stand and be held (by the spring G) at right angles to the projections a a and recesses b b, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 3. I claim- The combination,with the'ring A, of the rings C and D, spring G, and swivel E, constructed and operated substantially as de scribed and set forth.

M. E. BURLINGAME. l'L. s] lVitnesses:

ABIHAI SooninLD, OGDEN JoNEs. 

